Back in the 80’s, neon shorts, roller-skates, and Walkmans were all the rage. Especially the unholy combination of the three (which you might still get a glimpse at on the in Venice Beach California, including this guy from who knows what decade. But the world’s moved on since the 1980s: from neon shorts to almost normal cloths, from roller-skates to roller-blades, from walkman to... err... walkman. Only today the Sony Walkman series are some of the best music-centric phones on the market.
All the Sony Ericsson Walkman phones have great music features, including music keys on the front or sides of the phone, TrackID Music Recognition, SenseMe, MediaGO, FM radio, etc. But not all Walkman’s are created equal. The W980 (W of course standing for Walkman), for example, comes with an FM-transmitter, meaning that you can send whatever's playing on your phone to any device with a built-in FM radio receiver. This gives you the ability to share your music with all those around you, whether through a friend's hi-fi or your car stereo. The W980 is also a flip phone, so if you want to feel like Captain Kirk using the Communicator, then this is the Walkman phone for you. On the other hand, if you’re into music and the visual arts, you might want to go with the W995, a slider phone featuring an impressive 8.1 megapixel camera with a plethora of features you’d expect to find on a single purpose camera. In fact, it looks like Sony has stolen some of the best features from their Cybershot series to make this phone the best multimedia phone possible. The W980 and W995 also have clear stereo speakers and clear bass, allowing you to listen to your music at high volumes with quality so clear you’ll feel like you in the recording studio. While the W995 is Windows 7 compatible, the smart features of the CandyBar shaped W960 are sure to wow you, including a touchscreen with handwriting recognition, document editor, and Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz processor. But if you’re into colors, then the W950 could be the phone for you with its Mystic Purple version, which I know will be a favorite of Pinky Tinky. Even I can admit that it looks pretty cool, for a purple phone, that is.
The Walkman Series may be a Blast from the Past for some, but there is nothing Old School about these phones. The Walkman Series definitely has a long future ahead with something for everyone. No matter what the media is, Walkman will be there, and probably in Mystic Purple, too.
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